Cyprus vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 50.1 times larger than Cyprus. Cyprus would fit into Papua New Guinea about 50 times.
CyprusPapua New GuineaCyprus moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Cyprus is 0.02× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 50.1× the size of Cyprus.
| Cyprus | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,242 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 1,370,754 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 148 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Nicosia | Port Moresby |
| Region | Western Asia | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cyprus sits at about 35°N and is stretched to 1.49× its true area; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Cyprus bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Cyprus is 50.1 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Cyprus covers 9,242 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Cyprus fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 50 times: Papua New Guinea has 50.1× the area of Cyprus.
- Why do Cyprus and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cyprus is drawn about 1.49× its true area there and Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Cyprus or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 1,370,754. Density: Cyprus 148 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².